Then listen to this carefully. Age matters when getting great reactions. If I'm 10 years old, the reactions I get are not going to be as good if I was older. This has many reasons behind it. The biggest reason, people look at 10 year olds differently. That's life. You can't change it. They can perform some of the greatest magic ever, however, they will still be seen as a kid. And they will be seen as cute.

Also, a 10 year old simply won't be able to pull of some effects. Mentalism is a lot harder for younger people to pull off. Banachek even admits this. That's just a fact. You can argue with it as much as you want, but it doesn't change the truth.

You're still young, and you only see this issue from one perspective. You haven't been out there performing long enough to know that age matters. With age, comes expeirence, skill, and respect. That's a fact of life.

A 50 year old magician will have a lot more going on than a 13 year old magician on lots of levels, these are some:

1. Experience/ Skill

The older magician will beat the younger magician in skill, or they should.

2. Respect

An older magician will get more respect than a younger magician by people, and be seen as more talented.

3. Getting a gig/ better pay

Older magicians will be taken more seriously than younger ones, and will therefore have more confidence invested in them by managers than kids would.

So, until you are what people call a young adult, I don't think you have any business doing magic at any eating establishments other than your home, or your relatives's and friends's homes.

I agree with you... except for number one. Just because the magician is older, doesn't mean they should have more skill. A thirteen year old who has been practicing and performing for three years is probably going to have more skill than a fifty year old who is just starting out. I'm pretty sure you meant a fifty year old magician who has been doing magic nearly his whole life, and in that scenario I would agree with you, but I just wanted to bring that point up.

Then listen to this carefully. Age matters when getting great reactions. If I'm 10 years old, the reactions I get are not going to be as good if I was older. This has many reasons behind it. The biggest reason, people look at 10 year olds differently. That's life. You can't change it. They can perform some of the greatest magic ever, however, they will still be seen as a kid. And they will be seen as cute.

Also, a 10 year old simply won't be able to pull of some effects. Mentalism is a lot harder for younger people to pull off. Banachek even admits this. That's just a fact. You can argue with it as much as you want, but it doesn't change the truth.

You're still young, and you only see this issue from one perspective. You haven't been out there performing long enough to know that age matters. With age, comes expeirence, skill, and respect. That's a fact of life.

This dead horse has already been beaten too many times to count. Age does not matter to "kids" but it does matter to "adults" and perspective employers. If age actually was not a factor, why would this even be brought up? Because it IS a factor.

Whether or not "you think" age is irrelevant, is irrelevant in itself. What truly matters is what the management, or those who hire you think. You are speaking from a very biased viewpoint simply because it relates to your own position. When in fact it is others who will be judging you, not you judging yourself.

Who do you think a restaurant is going to hire if given the choice between say a 50-year old performer who has done magic professionally for 30 years, or a 14-year old kid who is just starting out and not even the legal age to work really? You know the answer. I can also honestly say that I have never seen any restaurant magician in my area younger than about 30, even though there are not many magicians in my area at all.

Whether you like it or not, your age will overrule all those other factors that should be taken into consideration; but they won't. No one is going to take you seriously and are going to turn a blind eye simply because you are too young to worry about. That is the world, and that is life. But there is no hurry to start working, and there shouldn't be. Enjoy your youth while you can, it won't be around forever.

Granted I began working professionally full-time at age 16, but I also knew that I was ready after 9 years of extensive, and painstaking practice and rehearsal; along with the occasional paid gig here and there. I was committed to performing magic full-time as a career from the early age of 7, and I saw that dream through to fruition. It was ALL I did, and there was no internet then. But I was also 16, not 14. Believe it or not there is big difference, especially to potential employers.

It doesn't matter how big, or how old you look physically either... but how old you ARE. To believe otherwise you are just living in your own world of self-delusion, and denial. Age might not matter so much as far as being entertained is concerned, but it DOES matter when it comes to employment.

Paddy thanks for tell me that also but I all ready new that and that has been posted by be but thanks

-MagicTay

What the heck is he saying. Want to try it again in English."For tell me" is that fortune telling? And "I all ready new" are you saying that all of something is new? Or are you attempting to say you "already knew" something. The rest is totally unintelligible. And I speak and read seven languages in 3 alphabets.

Oh thank God, Fallingblood. That's the way I read it and couldn't make sense out of it. What he basically says is Yes you're right because I've said the same thing in half my posts while I disagree in the other half. Or something like that

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